Regional Collaboration

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  Operator Credit Type (Choose One)

  • Water
  • Wastewater
  • N/A

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  My position is best described as:

  • Water or Wastewater Operator
  • Utility Staff (other)
  • Board or Council Member/Elected Official
  • Manager
  • Regulatory/ Primacy
  • Consultant
  • Other

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Pre-Test

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  Regionalization is a formal or informal way to create collaboration or form partnerships to identify and implement regional solutions.

  • True
  • False
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  The ability to plan for, achieve, and maintain compliance with applicable drinking or clean water standards includes sufficient capabilities in these areas:

  • Technical Capacity
  • Managerial Capacity
  • Financial Capacity
  • All of the Above
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  Systems can use partnership as a tool to overcome their challenges and build upon their strengths.

  • True
  • False
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  Identifying ________________ is a key first step in a regional project/solution.

  • Objectives
  • Values
  • a Champion
  • a Legal Structure
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  All regional solutions require a contract?

  • True
  • False
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  What is the most common structure for Water Purchase Arrangements?

  • Cooperative
  • Wholesale/Direct Contract
  • Joint Powers Authority
  • Memorandum of Understand/Agreement
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  Potential benefits of a regional solution include:

  • Cost savings
  • Improved financing options
  • Enhanced risk management
  • All of the Above
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  It’s estimated that it would cost _________ to fix the US’s water infrastructure.

  • $500 billion
  • $1 Trillion
  • $2 Trillion
  • $5 Trillion
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  The majority of the water systems in the US serve a population of:

  • 500 or less
  • 501-3,300
  • 3,301-10,000
  • 10,001-100,000
  • +100,001
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  In the US electric utilities out number water utilities by a margin greater than 10:1.

  • True
  • False

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